The chase on both sides lasted for several minutes.

During this period, the scarecrow did take the initiative to attack, but after two or three rounds, it fell into a slight disadvantage and could only continue engaging in guerrilla warfare.

The sharp bear claws tore several patches of grass on its body, while the herb bear relied on its thick fur to take a few punches without much harm.

"How did it evolve into pure hand-to-hand combat?"

Li Pu shook his head as he watched.

The effects from being a Friend of Magical Beasts can theoretically infinitely strengthen the scarecrow's skills, but there's something that is hard to change.

And that is its nature of the Wind Listening clan.

The most suitable fighting style for a Wind Listening summoned beast is standing ground, even if it's close-quarters melee.

A chase like this is the worst situation for the scarecrow.

"Perhaps seeking transformation through reincarnation."

"Or maybe nurturing it to develop stronger control skills."

At this moment, Li Pu began to ponder.

The former is probably difficult to find an answer.

But the latter is different; the answer might lie with the Climbing Wall Vine.

[Grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, Ben Cao has thought of a method!

But just then, the scarecrow suddenly slapped its forehead.

"Oh?"

Li Pu was slightly stunned upon hearing it.

So this guy whose head is filled only with grass and cola can also think?

[Grass grass grass!]

The scarecrow turned back during its running and pointed, causing vines to grow again.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh!

But this time, the vines did not attempt to bind the limbs of the herb bear; instead, they spread towards its face.

Thick like fingers, the vines quickly climbed up to the herb bear's face, forming a vine mask with a blocking effect.

Not only that, several thinner side vines even extended into its nostrils!

[Roar roar roar!]

The herb bear roared in pain on the spot, unable to pursue the scarecrow anymore, hurriedly stretching its claws to pull at its face.

"This tactic... so despicable."

"Where did you learn it from?"

Li Pu almost wanted to applaud.

[Grass grass!]

Scarecrow: Learned from you!

Giving an answer that made people speechless, the scarecrow charged towards the herb bear.

The opponent's exposed weakness provided an opportunity to exploit.

[Grass grass grass grass!]

Scarecrow: Summoner, look at Ben Cao's new little brother!

When it successfully rode on the herb bear's neck, it cheered.

But amidst the cheering, the next second its fists, enveloped in Iron Bone, pounded fiercely on the opponent's skull.

[Roar!]

The herb bear that had just pulled down the vines was struck so hard that it nearly collapsed on the ground.

[Aaagh! Aaagh! Aaagh! Aaagh! Aaagh!] (sound of frustration or anger)

Taking advantage of victory, the scarecrow spat out a column of blue flame.

"A scarecrow able to spew fire, it's really growing increasingly monstrous."

Li Pu himself almost wanted to cover his face watching this scene.

The fur of the herb bear, whether considered skin or grass, at any rate belongs to the flammable type.

Therefore, the blue flame quickly ignited on its head.

[Grass grass grass grass grass!]

Unafraid of its own Nether Blue Flame, the scarecrow now clings tightly to the bear's neck with one hand, while the other hand relentlessly pounds on the herb bear's head.

[Roar roar roar!] xN

The herb bear let out continuous wails, struggling to shake its body, but unable to shake the scarecrow off.

It seems that it won't last much longer.

However, just then, the herb bear suddenly made a different move.

Despite the continuous beating pain, its front paws began to glow with a dirt yellow radiance.

In an instant, that light completely enveloped its front paws.

"It's finally going to deploy a move, be careful."

Li Pu warned from a few meters away.

Only the scene wasn't as imagined; the two front paws wrapped in light did not attack the scarecrow.

Instead, they began vigorously digging into the soil.

Perhaps due to some special effect of the light membrane, it unearthed a considerable amount of soil with each paw.

[Pfft pfft grass!]

Scarecrow: Dirt got into my eyes!

Flying dirt splattered all over the scarecrow's face, filling its hollow mouth and eye sockets, slowing its offensive involuntarily.

Taking this opportunity, the herb bear dug even more vigorously.

The large movements even shook off the disturbed scarecrow.

Soon enough, a pit as deep as half its body was dug out, and it continued to expand.

"Oh no, it seems like it's trying to escape."

At this point, Li Pu finally decided not to stand idly by.

Directly activating Hardening, he rushed to the edge of the pit.

The herb bear now was halfway into the pit, but the exposed part became an excellent target.

In this situation, Li Pu showed no mercy.

Bam!

With just one kick, the herb bear's body shook violently, nearly fainting from pain, with no more inclination to dig.

Compared to the sturdy fur on other parts, its belly is the softest.

Ultimately, with Li Pu's involvement, one person and one scarecrow together dispatched the herb bear.

After defeating the magical beast, naturally, it was time to harvest the spoils.

But as soon as he started handling it, Li Pu was taken aback.

Due to the herb bear's massive body, he only intended to harvest the valuable parts usually.

But the creature's body was too tough; the hunting knife he specially bought from the trading post couldn't cut through any part of its fur.

Originally wanting to collect some related items, but was unsuccessful; he searched its entire body without finding any related items.

Li Pu guessed the relevant item on this big bear should be the tail but it had already been torn apart by the scarecrow.

So ultimately, the only gain was a card.

Yet, Li Pu was quite pleased with this card.

[Herb Bear] - Grade 12, C

Attack 6, Defense 6

[Bear Nature]: Herb Bear gains an additional 3 points of life

[Herb Nature]: When Herb Bear enters [Defense] state, it gains 1 life point from [Healing]

This is a very good tank card, from the skill Herb Nature, it seems its digging behavior was intended to deploy a recovery method, which unfortunately didn't succeed.

Being graded at the gold tier now, he's unable to mix scores in the beginner track.

He could only go to the intermediate track and play 6+1 rounds, and the Southwest Star Cup he's planning to enter is also reportedly a 6+1 round.

Obtaining this Herb Bear is just right for expanding his tank card pool.

It must be said that East Wilderness Ridge really is a good place, getting two C-rank cards on the first visit, counted as a pretty good harvest.

After finishing organizing, Li Pu hurried to heal the scarecrow.

With a few punches and kicks filled with affection, the scarecrow was restored fully.

However, to be honest, the scarecrow felt a bit wronged.

It felt like being beaten, the number of punches from the summoner hurt more than those from the herb bear.

What's going on here, feels like something's amiss.

After healing the scarecrow, Li Pu did not delay, starting the split search again with it.

This time he hadn't walked much farther when he noticed Jiang Guiju's figure.

The good news is, Jiang Guiju seemed unharmed.

But...

"What is she doing here?"

Watching her bizarre behavior, Li Pu got puzzled.

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